# What are these? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 20, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919 "2008-06-20T13:32:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/1 "2008-06-20T13:32:17Z")
Any guesses. i’ve heard them refered to as analogue 😛 or composite? What are they called… thanks:pac: ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/2 "2008-06-20T13:37:04Z")
They are for composite video. I’ve always referred to them as RCA cables > **[RCA connector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector)** > > An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or (in other languages) Cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals. The name RCA derives from the Radio Corporation of America, which introduced the design by the early 1940s for internal connection of the pickup to the chassis in home radio-phonograph consoles. It was originally a low-cost, simple design, intended only for mating and disconnection when servicing the console. Refinement cam... ---
**Author:** ![glosrfc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/glosrfc/32/8334_2.png) [@glosrfc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glosrfc)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/3 "2008-06-20T13:38:10Z")
RCA connectors, also called phono sockets. RCA = Radio Corporation of America. _edit_ Ignore me…Fester’s post appears to have all the info on them ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/4 "2008-06-20T13:38:10Z")
The dreadlocks of some fancy robot. ---
**Author:** ![Krupal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Krupal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Krupal)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/5 "2008-06-20T14:10:47Z")
they are Rc cords to play audio video ---
**Author:** ![Esherido](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/esherido/32/2158_2.png) [@Esherido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esherido)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/6 "2008-06-20T15:04:51Z")
They’re used to connect parts of your body to the Internet, including noses, ears, and other orifices. :lol: Just kidding. Yep, it’s a composite video cable, all hail the red, white, and… yellow? ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/7 "2008-06-20T15:20:08Z")
“Uhh… Okay… This one goes… in your ear, this one… uh… goes… in your mouth, and this one goes in your butt. Uhm, wait a sec… no, this one… no, hang on, this one…” -Idiocracy ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/8 "2008-06-20T15:44:57Z")
Wow. I posted more info than Glos? WTF bizzaro world is this? Although had he not noticed my post he probably would have self-written three hundred and seventy two paragraphs on RCA cables rivaling the Wiki entry I linked. ---
**Author:** ![glosrfc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/glosrfc/32/8334_2.png) [@glosrfc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glosrfc)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these/263919/9 "2008-06-20T16:02:24Z")
Nah, I’m saving those words should I ever get invited to contribute to a meaningful blog 😉